Women who have already been diagnosed with breast cancer should have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI scan of the other breast in addition to mammography. Doing so may help doctors find a small number of cancer cases missed by mammography, a new...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new genetic test that's 1 designed to determine the likelihood that...
Women whose mothers took the synthetic estrogen Diethylstilbestrol (DES) while pregnant have nearly double the risk of breast cancer. This was the...
Women who have close relatives with breast cancer but who test negative for key genetic mutations associated with the disease are still...
Postmenopausal breast cancer patients who switch from tamoxifen therapy to a new class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors may live longer. Women...
More than 35 million Americans live with some form of chronic lung disease—asthma, bronchitis or emphysema. Each year, nearly 342,000...
Anyone who suffers from the wheezing, coughing and chest tightness caused by asthma knows all too well that conventional doctors typically treat...
Jeffrey May solves home air-quality and allergen problems for a living. He's also a lifelong allergy sufferer himself, as are...
The combination of the sugar and antibacterial components in honey kills germs when applied topically. Honey's thickness also creates a...
When curs or other wounds happen, taking some simple steps can help speed the body's natural healing process. Experts writing...
Giving higher concentrations of supplemental oxygen during elective colorectal surgery, reduces the risk of surgical site infections, according to a new study....
Going home after a hospital stay can be unnerving. It's a good idea to coordinate as much as possible before...